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Virtual Reality as a Treatment Tool for Chronic Neck Pain in Patients With Fibromyalgia

NCT05933941 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2025-02-14

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Summary

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disease characterized by widespread pain, fatigue and cognitive alterations, among other symptoms, neck pain being the most frequent and debilitating. Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a breakthrough for the treatment of such chronic conditions. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of VR in the treatment of chronic neck pain in patients with FM. Material and methods: Single-blind randomized clinical trial study. Patients with FM who meet the inclusion criteria will be recruited and will be distributed into three groups (GC, G1, G2). G1 (VR + cervical mobility exercises), G2 (cervical mobility exercises), control group (CG). The treatment will be administered twice a week for 4 weeks. Measurements of variables such as FIQ, EQ-5D, kinesiophobia, pain (VAS and algometer), range of motion (ROM), fatigue and adherence to treatment will be performed.

A follow-up is intended to be carried out 15 days and a month after the end of the study.

Conditions

  • Fibromyalgia

Interventions

OTHER

Virtual reality

This is a game set in space in which you pilot a spaceship and have to go through rings while dodging meteorites, all controlled by neck movements. Before starting the game, the assigned therapist is in charge of establishing the necessary movement parameters. In addition, the software allows you to modify the difficulty of the game. We will start the first 3 sessions in "easy" mode, where cervical mobility does not exceed 30º. The following 3 sessions will be configured in "medium" mode, reaching 60º of mobility. In the last 2 sessions, we will select the "hard" mode, which not only increases the speed of the spacecraft but also covers the entire range of cervical mobility.

OTHER

Exercises

The patients perform mobility and strengthening exercises for the cervical region, in which they are required to complete 1 set of 10 repetitions for each exercise. The patient should rest for at least 30 seconds between exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Camilo Jose Cela University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Edurne Ú Úbeda Docasar, Doctor · Associate Professor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-01
Primary Completion
2024-09-04
Completion
2025-02-01

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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